The event was shortened to 18 holes after the week’s earlier wet weather cancelled Wednesday’s first round.
“It’s very satisfying. To win anything in the Golf Association of Philadelphia is special, especially playing someone like Chip Lutz,” said Vassil. “It’s an honor to be recognized for playing accomplishments in such a strong Association.”
Lutz, who secured his third consecutive GAP Senior Player of the Year earlier in the season with a string of powerful performances, was trying to complete the organization’s circle of life, so to speak. No player has ever won the Junior Boys’, Amateur and Senior.
Francis McFadden of Overbrook Golf Club placed third. McFadden stood at 2 under thru 16 but double bogeyed No. 17 (par 3, 176 yards) when he pulled his 6-iron into the water hazard short and left of the green.
Lutz played in the morning wave and was the first to post his number.
The 57 year old from Reading, Pa. made eight pars and a double bogey on his front nine. His lone miscue was a thinned 7-iron that found the water on No. 5 (par 4, 413 yards). However, Lutz found his groove on the back nine, netting three birdies and six pars. He hit approach shots on Nos. 10 (par 4, 368 yards), 12 (par 4, 375 yards) and 15 (par 4. 369 yards) all within eight feet for birdie 3s.
“I was disappointed to start slow,” said Lutz. “I hit a couple of good putts out there that didn’t fall. That’s the way golf is. I played well on the back to get back in it.”
Vassil played in the afternoon and in direct contrast to Lutz, opened with two birdies and seven pars on his front nine (He started on the back side.) The 55 year old from Clarks Summit, Pa. drained a 30 footer on No. 13 (par 3, 183 yards) after hitting the green with a 3-iron for birdie before hitting No. 14 (par 5, 515 yards) in two and registering a 4.
Vassil’s front side got ugly quick, though, when he found the bunker on No. 1 (par 4, 421 yards) and then the trees on No. 3 (par 5, 585 yards) for bogeys. However, he rebounded with a birdie on No. 5 (par 4, 413 yards) after knocking a 9-iron from 137 yards to 20 feet before finishing with all pars.
“The duties of the presidency [were] distracting me a fair bit [early in the season],” said Vassil in his first year as Scranton President. “We just completed a major renovation program and that wrapped up in July. Since about August I’ve been playing better.”
Vassil’s performance also pushed him to the top of the Senior Silver Cross Award standings. He defeated Thomas Bartolacci, Jr. of Saucon Valley Country Club by three strokes. He score was 215.
The Senior Silver Cross is awarded to the player with the lowest aggregate score in the Warner Cup (Gross), Chapman (Gross) and Senior Amateur Championship.
Vassil is the first CC of Scranton member to win either the Senior Amateur or Senior Silver Cross.
“It’s a thrill to win, especially on this golf course,” said Brewer, 75, of Pine Valley, N.J. “This is a wonderful course, a real good test of golf. I didn’t do anything spectacular. It was, fortunately, a good solid round of golf.”
Wilmington has always held a soft spot in Brewer’s heart. He qualified for his first U.S. Amateur Championship at Wilmington in 1968.
Brewer opened his round with a pair of birdies, including a holed out bunker shot on No. 1 (par 4, 405 yards) to make the turn at even par. He carded a red circle 3 on No. 11 (par 4, 276 yards) with a lob wedge from 60 yards to five feet, however, a final-hole bogey when he spun his approach shot off the green put Brewer at even.
Brewer finished about two hours before Rowe did.
Rowe stood at 3 under thru 11 holes and apparently in command, but recorded four bogeys in his last seven holes to thwart his repeat bid. Rowe cited the length of the golf course coming home as the reason for his struggles. He just recently had hand surgery.
“The back [nine] just got me. It just played too long for me,” said Rowe, 66, of Philadelphia, Pa.
In the Super-Senior Silver Cross race, Charles McClaskey of Back Creek Golf Club and Mike Rose of Talamore Country Club tied with a 223 total. The Super-Senior Silver Cross is awarded to the player with the lowest aggregate score in the Warner Cup (Gross), Chapman (Gross) and Senior Amateur Championship.
An 18-hole playoff for the Super-Senior Silver Cross will be conducted at a time and site to be determined.
|
Overall
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
*Michael
Vassil, Country Club of Scranton
|
70
|
|
Chip
Lutz, LedgeRock Golf Club
|
70
|
|
Francis
McFadden, Overbrook Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Michael
Quinn, Edgmont Country Club
|
72
|
|
Raymond
Thompson, Overbrook Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Richard
Lownes, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
73
|
|
Don Donatoni, White Manor Country Club
|
73
|
|
Christopher
Clauson, Sandy Run Country Club
|
74
|
|
David Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
74
|
|
Gary
Daniels, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
74
|
|
Jim Macallister, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
75
|
|
John Vergari, Tavistock Country Club
|
75
|
|
Michael
Moser, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
75
|
|
Rich
Thon, The Springhaven Club
|
75
|
|
Thomas Bartolacci, Jr., Saucon Valley
Country Club
|
75
|
|
Christopher
Lange, Overbrook Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Jim Gavaghan, Jericho National Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Joe Viechnicki, Saucon Valley
Country Club
|
76
|
|
Mark
Quigley, Blue Bell Country Club
|
76
|
|
Mark
Walker, Laurel Creek Country Club
|
76
|
|
Marlin Detweiler, Lancaster Country Club
|
76
|
|
Steven Walczak, Wilmington Country Club
|
76
|
|
Craig
Scott, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
76
|
|
John Emmel, Jr., Back Creek Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Robert
Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Robin
McCool, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
76
|
|
Wally Swiger, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
76
|
|
J. Kirk
Luntey, Merion Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Pete Widdoes, Inniscrone Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Pierce Herbst, Greate Bay Country Club
|
77
|
|
Scott
Carney, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Buck
Jones, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
77
|
|
William
Lawler, Fox Hill Country Club
|
77
|
|
Gary
Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club
|
78
|
|
James McGlynn, M.D., Aronimink Golf
Club
|
78
|
|
Michael
Domenick, Phoenixville Country Club
|
78
|
|
Robert
Wagner, Merion Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Donald MacKelcan, Wilmington Country Club
|
78
|
|
Roc Irey, Lookaway Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Andrew
Harmer, The Springhaven Club
|
79
|
|
Arthur Kania, Jr., Merion Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Frank
Rutan, IV, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
79
|
|
Rocky
Dare, Running Deer Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Alan VanHorn, Sandy Run Country Club
|
79
|
|
Alexander
Maguire, Sr., Brookside Country Club
|
79
|
|
Andy
Thompson, Overbrook Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Bill Vostinak, Lehigh Country Club
|
79
|
|
Donald
Ashley, Philadelphia Country Club
|
79
|
|
Jerry Janeski, Honeybrook Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Drew Panebianco, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
80
|
|
James
Muller, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
80
|
|
Jim Tutelman, Green Valley Country Club
|
80
|
|
John
Ward, Greate Bay Country Club
|
80
|
|
Mark Leaman, Honeybrook Golf Club
|
80
|
|
Raymond
Pawulich, Little Mill Country Club
|
80
|
|
Rick
Bunn, McCall Golf & Country Club
|
80
|
|
Robert Ockenfuss, Indian Valley Country Club
|
80
|
|
Robert VanEtten, Laurel Creek Country Club
|
80
|
|
Ansley Jessup Jr,
Rancocas Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Dave
O'Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club
|
81
|
|
Steve
Meyer, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Thomas
Hyland, Little Mill Country Club
|
81
|
|
Tom Borsello, Hartefeld National
|
81
|
|
Marty Dorminy, Golden Oaks Golf Club
|
82
|
|
George
Collins, Sand Barrens Golf Club
|
82
|
|
James
Coleman, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Bill
Moyer, Downingtown Country Club
|
83
|
|
Gordon
Jamieson, Merion Golf Club
|
83
|
|
John
Dickinson, Sr., Hartefeld National
|
83
|
|
Michael
Fox, Hartefeld National
|
83
|
|
Richard
Umani, Honeybrook Golf
Club
|
83
|
|
Stan Zabytko, Loch Nairn Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Steve Javie, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
|
83
|
|
Wayne Bartolacci, Jericho National Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Ed Zebrowski, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Gary
McNutt, Loch Nairn Golf Club
|
83
|
|
John Bartos, Saucon Valley Country
Club
|
83
|
|
Michael
Nilon, Philadelphia Country Club
|
83
|
|
Terrence
Sawyer, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
|
83
|
|
Thomas Mairone, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
|
83
|
|
Thomas Mallouk, Lookaway Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Charles
Dowds, III, Applebrook
Golf Club
|
84
|
|
George Henninger, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
84
|
|
Joe
Olin, Little Mill Country Club
|
84
|
|
Dave
Jacobson, JC Melrose Country Club
|
84
|
|
Marty Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
|
84
|
|
Laurence
Hirsh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
85
|
|
Michael
Harms, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
85
|
|
Tom DiCinti, Little Mill Country Club
|
85
|
|
Brett Koelle, Wilmington Country Club
|
86
|
|
Harold
Schweitzer, Applecross Country Club
|
86
|
|
Mike Miklinevich, Greate Bay Country
Club
|
86
|
|
James
Prendergast, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
86
|
|
John
Hollingsworth, Sr., Concord Country Club
|
86
|
|
Joseph
Major, Brookside Country Club
|
87
|
|
Neal Levitsky, Wilmington Country Club
|
87
|
|
Ron
Clark, Tavistock Country Club
|
87
|
|
Joe Culley, The Springhaven Club
|
88
|
|
Rob
Cook, DuPont Country Club
|
88
|
|
Bennett
Meyer, Philmont Country Club
|
89
|
|
Ed
Brzezowski, Concord Country Club
|
91
|
|
Peter
Leslie, Hartefeld National
|
96
|
|
Dennis Tadeo, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
WD
|
|
Thomas
Greenwood, Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
WD
|
|
|
Ages 55
to 59
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
Chip
Lutz, LedgeRock Golf Club
|
70
|
|
Michael
Vassil, Country Club of Scranton
|
70
|
|
Richard
Lownes, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
73
|
|
Christopher
Clauson, Sandy Run Country Club
|
74
|
|
Jim Macallister, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
75
|
|
John Vergari, Tavistock Country Club
|
75
|
|
Michael
Moser, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
75
|
|
Rich
Thon, The Springhaven Club
|
75
|
|
Christopher
Lange, Overbrook Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Jim Gavaghan, Jericho National Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Joe Viechnicki, Saucon Valley
Country Club
|
76
|
|
Mark
Quigley, Blue Bell Country Club
|
76
|
|
Mark
Walker, Laurel Creek Country Club
|
76
|
|
Marlin Detweiler, Lancaster Country Club
|
76
|
|
Steven Walczak, Wilmington Country Club
|
76
|
|
J. Kirk
Luntey, Merion Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Pete Widdoes, Inniscrone Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Pierce Herbst, Greate Bay Country Club
|
77
|
|
Scott
Carney, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Gary
Daniels, Applebrook Golf Club
|
78
|
|
James McGlynn, M.D., Aronimink Golf
Club
|
78
|
|
Michael
Domenick, Phoenixville Country Club
|
78
|
|
Robert
Wagner, Merion Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Andrew
Harmer, The Springhaven Club
|
79
|
|
Arthur Kania, Jr., Merion Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Frank
Rutan, IV, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
79
|
|
Rocky
Dare, Running Deer Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Drew Panebianco, Five Ponds Golf Club
|
80
|
|
James
Muller, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
80
|
|
Jim Tutelman, Green Valley Country Club
|
80
|
|
John
Ward, Greate Bay Country Club
|
80
|
|
Mark Leaman, Honeybrook Golf Club
|
80
|
|
Ansley Jessup Jr,
Rancocas Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Dave
O'Brien, Cedarbrook Country Club
|
81
|
|
Steve
Meyer, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
81
|
|
Thomas
Hyland, Little Mill Country Club
|
81
|
|
Tom Borsello, Hartefeld National
|
81
|
|
Marty Dorminy, Golden Oaks Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Bill
Moyer, Downingtown Country Club
|
83
|
|
Gordon
Jamieson, Merion Golf Club
|
83
|
|
John
Dickinson, Sr., Hartefeld National
|
83
|
|
Michael
Fox, Hartefeld National
|
83
|
|
Richard
Umani, Honeybrook Golf
Club
|
83
|
|
Stan Zabytko, Loch Nairn Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Steve Javie, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
|
83
|
|
Wayne Bartolacci, Jericho National Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Charles
Dowds, III, Applebrook
Golf Club
|
84
|
|
George Henninger, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
84
|
|
Joe
Olin, Little Mill Country Club
|
84
|
|
Laurence
Hirsh, Philadelphia Cricket Club
|
85
|
|
Michael
Harms, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
85
|
|
Brett Koelle, Wilmington Country Club
|
86
|
|
Harold
Schweitzer, Applecross Country Club
|
86
|
|
Mike Miklinevich, Greate Bay Country
Club
|
86
|
|
Joseph
Major, Brookside Country Club
|
87
|
|
Neal Levitsky, Wilmington Country Club
|
87
|
|
Ron
Clark, Tavistock Country Club
|
87
|
|
Joe Culley, The Springhaven Club
|
88
|
|
Rob
Cook, DuPont Country Club
|
88
|
|
Bennett
Meyer, Philmont Country Club
|
89
|
|
Dennis Tadeo, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
WD
|
|
Thomas
Greenwood, Old York CC at Chesterfield
|
WD
|
| |
|
Ages 60
and over
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
Francis
McFadden, Overbrook Golf Club
|
71
|
|
Michael
Quinn, Edgmont Country Club
|
72
|
|
Raymond
Thompson, Overbrook Golf Club
|
72
|
|
Don Donatoni, White Manor Country Club
|
73
|
|
David Brookreson, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
74
|
|
Gary
Daniels, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
74
|
|
Thomas Bartolacci, Jr., Saucon Valley
Country Club
|
75
|
|
Craig
Scott, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
76
|
|
John Emmel, Jr., Back Creek Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Robert
Billings, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Robin
McCool, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
76
|
|
Wally Swiger, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
76
|
|
Buck
Jones, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
77
|
|
William
Lawler, Fox Hill Country Club
|
77
|
|
Donald MacKelcan, Wilmington Country Club
|
78
|
|
Roc Irey, Lookaway Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Alan VanHorn, Sandy Run Country Club
|
79
|
|
Alexander
Maguire, Sr., Brookside Country Club
|
79
|
|
Andy
Thompson, Overbrook Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Bill Vostinak, Lehigh Country Club
|
79
|
|
Donald
Ashley, Philadelphia Country Club
|
79
|
|
Jerry Janeski, Honeybrook Golf Club
|
79
|
|
Raymond
Pawulich, Little Mill Country Club
|
80
|
|
Rick
Bunn, McCall Golf & Country Club
|
80
|
|
Robert Ockenfuss, Indian Valley Country Club
|
80
|
|
Robert VanEtten, Laurel Creek Country Club
|
80
|
|
George
Collins, Sand Barrens Golf Club
|
82
|
|
James
Coleman, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Ed Zebrowski, Sea Oaks Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Gary
McNutt, Loch Nairn Golf Club
|
83
|
|
John Bartos, Saucon Valley Country
Club
|
83
|
|
Michael
Nilon, Philadelphia Country Club
|
83
|
|
Terrence
Sawyer, Mercer Oaks Golf Course
|
83
|
|
Thomas Mairone, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
|
83
|
|
Thomas Mallouk, Lookaway Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Dave
Jacobson, JC Melrose Country Club
|
84
|
|
Marty Klagholz, Aronimink Golf Club
|
84
|
|
Tom DiCinti, Little Mill Country Club
|
85
|
|
James
Prendergast, Philadelphia Publinks GA
|
86
|
|
John
Hollingsworth, Sr., Concord Country Club
|
86
|
|
Ed
Brzezowski, Concord Country Club
|
91
|
|
Peter
Leslie, Hartefeld National
|
96
|
| |
|
Super
Senior
|
|
Name,
club
|
Score
|
|
O.
Gordon Brewer, Jr., Pine Valley Golf Club
|
71
|
|
John
Rowe, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
|
72
|
|
Carl
Everett, Merion Golf Club
|
73
|
|
Michael
Rose, Talamore Country Club
|
73
|
|
Charles
F. McClaskey, Back Creek Golf Club
|
74
|
|
Frank Polizzi, Whitemarsh Valley
Country Club
|
74
|
|
Art Brosius, Golf Course at Glen Mills
|
75
|
|
Ken Gaskill, Philadelphia Publinks
GA
|
76
|
|
Raymond
Fuller, Running Deer Golf Club
|
76
|
|
Michael
Civitello, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
77
|
|
Clay
Hamlin, III, Merion Golf Club
|
78
|
|
Edward
Pappas, Rolling Green Golf Club
|
78
|
|
John
Owens, M.D., Tavistock Country Club
|
78
|
|
Richard
Smith, Philadelphia Country Club
|
78
|
|
Thomas
O'Rourke, Chester Valley Golf Club
|
78
|
|
George
McLaughlin, Commonwealth National Golf Club
|
79
|
|
James Haynie, Lu Lu Country Club
|
79
|
|
Jay Howson, Jr., St. Davids Golf
Club
|
80
|
|
John Cech, Riverton Country Club
|
80
|
|
Jon
Mabry, Moorestown Field Club
|
80
|
|
David
Jordan, Sakima Country Club
|
81
|
|
John
Snyder, Waynesborough Country Club
|
81
|
|
Mark
McDermott, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
81
|
|
Charles
Caparo, Plymouth Country Club
|
82
|
|
Charles
Whipple, Huntingdon Valley Country Club
|
82
|
|
Jarrett
B. Kling, Merion Golf Club
|
82
|
|
Peter Torras, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
82
|
|
Doug
Pollock, DuPont Country Club
|
83
|
|
George
Carr, Running Deer Golf Club
|
83
|
|
Rick
Marts, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
83
|
|
Charles
McDowell, Wilmington Country Club
|
84
|
|
John
Earle, Overbrook Golf Club
|
84
|
|
Neil
McDermott, Llanerch Country Club
|
84
|
|
Norman
Jester, Downingtown Country Club
|
84
|
|
Richard
Keesling, Kennett Square Golf & Country Club
|
84
|
|
W.
Scott Yard, Whitford Country Club
|
84
|
|
Curt Fromal, The Springhaven Club
|
85
|
|
Jim
Lloyd, Running Deer Golf Club
|
85
|
|
Jim
Robertson, Saucon Valley Country Club
|
85
|
|
Michael
Sofranko, Broad Run Golfers Club
|
85
|
|
Joseph
McLane, JC Melrose Country Club
|
86
|
|
Terry
Law, Yardley Country Club
|
86
|
|
Joseph
Maxwell, Hartefeld National
|
87
|
|
Warren Reyburn, Honeybrook Golf Club
|
89
|
|
George
May, Manufacturers Golf & Country Club
|
90
|
|
James
Barron, Hartefeld National
|
91
|
| |
|
*won in
playoff
|
|
WD-withdrawal
|
